Military brat (U.S. subculture)
(重定向自Navy junior)

![Photo from US Army guide on moving, written for military families. Military brats move an average of 10 times while growing up; some have moved as many as 36 times,[2] often thousands of miles in distance, including spending years overseas.[2]](/uploads/202501/29/Military-brat-prepares-for-yet-another-move-military-photo-number-1012271709.jpg)
![Base gate and checkpoint at the since-closed Amarillo AFB. Life inside of military bases differs significantly from the civilian world, giving many military brats a feeling of difference from civilian culture.[8]](/uploads/202501/29/Amarillo_Air_Force_Base_-_Front_Gate_-_Postcard1709.jpg)
![Two military brats shopping at the commissary, located in the military base. Bases are often self-contained towns, with shopping, schools, hospitals, recreation centers, movie theaters, etc.[8]](/uploads/202501/29/US_Navy_020813-N-3235P-520_shopping_at_the_commissary1709.jpg)
"Military brat" and various "brat" derivatives describe the child of a parent or parents serving full-time in the United States Armed Forces, and can also refer to the subculture and lifestyle of such families. The term refers to both current and former children of such families.